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This is a podcast hosted by two geeky kid brothers where they talk about comics, movies, video games and all things geek related with occasional interviews and specials.
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If there's anything Jack and Artie do best, it's reviews of comic book movies! In this episode, we jump into the new DCU with Jaimie Reyes in the new film Blue Beetle, directed by Angel Manuel Soto and starring Xolo Maruduena!! Tune in for our thoughts on the brand new origin movie with emphasis on family, Easter Eggs to all eras of the Blue Beetle comics, spectacular visuals and more. Be sure to go see Blue Beetle, it's a fun, heartfelt adventure for the whole family!
Jack and Artie's two part Free Comic Book Day mega episode concludes!! LIVE from JETPACK COMICS AND GAMES' FCBD CELEBRATION 2023, we've got three new awesome interviews for a new Geek Gossip epic!!!
First, we are joined by the legendary artist PAUL PELLETIER! Best known for his historic runs on classic MARVEL and DC characters such as AQUAMAN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, FLASH, HULK and more, Paul's work is iconic and instantly recognizable. He comes onto to the Geek Gossip for the second time to elaborate on the recent work he's been doing in the gaming industry, his opinion on the Guardians movies, some more characters he wishes to work with and more! Paul's just one of the most talented people we've had on the show so definitely check out his work!!
Next is a great discussion with three-time guest, comic artist extraordinaire MATT SMITH! Popular for his indie series such as FOLKLORDS, LAKE OF FIRE and BARBARIAN LORD, Matt is just about to wrap up his second HELLBOY mini-series, HELLBOY IN LOVE! Join Jack, Artie and Matt as they go behind the scenes of the Hellboy creative process and into the work, career and interests of one of our coolest regular guests!
Last but certainly not least, coming onto the show for his FIFTH INTERVIEW, is the amazing writer/artist mastermind RICH WOODALL!!! Known all over for original indie characters such as JOHNNY RAYGUN, SGT. WEREWOLF, THE GODS OF BRUTALITY and more, Rich has also done excellent variant covers for both NINJA TURTLES and MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE. With his new genre-bending Lucha Libre-Horror series, THE BLOODY RING OF DRACULA coming this Fall, Rich returns to talk about his future projects, his growth as a creator, his history with ERIK LARSEN and more!!
Huge shoutout to Jetpack Comics, Paul Pelletier, Matt Smith and Rich Woodall for making this terrific episode possible!!!!!
For the third year in a row, Jack and Artie brought their mic setup to Jetpack Comics' Free Comic Book Day festival to interview guests and record some awesome content. In part one of a two part mega episode, we start things off with three epic TMNT interviews!
Our first guest is one of the original Mirage writers and artists, Eric Talbot! All the way from the earliest days of the turtles to the recent IDW content, Eric's instantly recognizable style has been used to tell some of the best Ninja Turtles stories the world has ever known. Eric was great to have on the show and definitely a fantastic interview!!
Next, we are joined by three time Geek Gossip guest Jim Lawson! Best known as the creator of the villain Rat King, Jim has made tons of awesome indie comics such as the Box City Wallops and Walk Through Dinosaurland, in addition to the awesome work he's done with the Turtles. Jim pretty much kills it with everything he cranks out so he's always been a great person to talk to!
Last but not least, coming onto the Geek Gossip for a second time is our good friend Steve Lavigne! The one-man-party basis for Michelangelo himself, Steve is legendary for bringing a more cartoony style to the world of Ninja Turtles. He's super nice, hilarious and talented so it was amazing having him on the show!
Huge shout outs to Eric Talbot, Jim Lawson, Steve Lavigne and Jetpack Comics & Games for making this extraordinary episode possible! Part 2 comes out next week!!!
Huge news this week within the world of Star Wars!! At Star Wars Celebration 2023, not only was a trailer revealed for a new Ahsoka series but three new movies were announced, all set in different eras of the Star Wars timeline. From directors Dave Filoni, James Mangold, and Charmeen Obaid-Chinoy, these movies will all have opening crawls and will be released in 2025, 2027 and 2029. Jack and Artie get into their thoughts on each of the announced films in addition to the Ahsoka trailer and their opinions on the live action portrayals of all the Rebels characters.
Moving over to the rock music world, pioneering Thrash Metal band Metallica has released their 11th studio album, 72 Seasons. Going closer to their more traditional, '80s thrash roots, this album features 12 new songs that all have something new to offer to Metallica's discography. Jack and Artie are here to talk about all the ups and downs to the new album and how it compares to Metallica's earlier works. Is it a good metal album by modern standards? Do James Hetfield and Kirk Hammet still have it in them to make excellent songs, or is it just another St. Anger or Reload? Listen to hear what we think!
Do you like it when Jack and Artie do movie reviews? Are you curious or excited about recent non-superhero blockbusters exploding box offices around the world? Do you like listening to podcasts? If so, this is the episode for you! This week's show features two awesome movie reviews and a great general discussion about the state of nerd cinema in 2023.
First off, we open by reviewing the brand new animated spectacle from Nintendo and Illumination Studios, The Super Mario Bros.: Movie starring Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy and Seth Rogen. The hilarious action-packed masterpiece is absolutely revolutionary for video game-to-movie adaptations and we chat about our opinions on the performances, the cool Easter Eggs and what doors this might've opened for gamers in movie theaters.
Next, we discuss the new action-adventure/fantasy/heist film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, starring Chris Pine, Hugh Grant, Michelle Rodriguez and Justice Smith. Based on the fifth edition of the iconic tabletop roleplaying game, the D&D film serves as a nice palette cleanser from the recent stress of interconnected universe franchises. It's a great genre-bender for hardcore fans and casual moviegoers alike, so Jack and Artie are here to elaborate on their deeper opinions.
On another note, with the two best movies of the year so far being based on a roleplaying game and a video game franchise, both of which being better received than this year's Marvel, Star Wars and DC content, does this mean superhero movies/cinematic universes are on their way out? Is the video game movie takeover really gonna happen? Listen to find out!!
New episode out now! Join us as we review the latest installment on the DCEU, Shazam!: Fury of the Gods. A long awaited sequel, Jack and Artie discuss their thoughts on this new movie's performances, characters and comparison to its predecessor. We also elaborate on how much of a step up it is from Black Adam, and how a crossover between the Rock's anti-hero and Billy Batson's alter ego will play out in the up ahead third installment
For our biggest episodes in quite a while, Jack and Artie publish all the awesome interviews they recorded last week at the New England Toy and Record Show! Our first guest is actor/stuntman Kyle Pacek, best known for his work as a Bounty Hunter and various Jawas in The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett. Kyle joins us to tell the stories of how he got involved in the entertainment industry, his experience kidnapping Baby Yoda and all his favorite characters he's played.
Next, we are joined by Steve Lavigne, one of the original Mirage Studios comic book artists who absolutely revolutionized the way the Ninja Turtles were drawn. We chat with Steve about how he got involved with Mirage so early on, the story behind the transformation of the Turtles into cartoons and action figures, the recent art he did for the TMNT video game and the casting announcements for the upcoming movie.
Last but definitely not least, our good friend Rich Woodall returns to The Geek Gossip, to answer questions about the recent changes in his career, the future of Gods of Brutality and his upcoming lucha libre/horror comic The Bloody Ring of Dracula.
For the grand finale, we're joined by our Uncle Russ for the fan-favorite guest segment The Battles!! In one of our weirdest debates ever, the three of us elaborate on who we think would win in the epic battle between Jedi Master Yoda and the fabled Leprechaun. What'll it be - Star Wars or Irish Folklore? The Force or Lucky Charms? May the Fourth or St. Patrick's Day? We discuss! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/...
Huge shoutout to Kyle Pacek, Steve Lavigne, Rich Woodall, Uncle Russ and Dominik Cote from NE Toy and Record show for making this awesome episode possible!!
The long awaited third and final installment to the Ant-Man trilogy has arrived, and Quantumania rules!! The MCU's fifth phase has begun with a microscopic epic using Kang the Conqueror as the main villain, and with great performances from Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lily, Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiifer, Jack and Artie both bring an exciting review. How does this set up for future Marvel movies? How does it stack up to its precursors and most importantly, how does Kang compare to Thanos? Listen for our thoughts!
Our dad also returns for Tales From the Dollar Bin, in which he reviews comic backstories for forgotten robot toys of the '70s and '80s like Microbots and Starriors while Jack reviews Bloodshot #1 from Valiant in 1992 along with the 2016 Ryan Ottley mini-series, Grizzly Shark vs. Seabear.
Back for a quick Superbowl weekend mini-episode, Jack and Artie kick off the episode by reviewing the new Wizarding World video game, Hogwarts Legacy! As an action RPG set 200 years before the events of Harry Potter, be sure to give this episode a listen for Jack and Artie's take on the game and hopes for the Boy Who Lived's future presence within the world of gaming.
Also, the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase Five, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania comes out later this week. How will this impact the MCU going forward? Is an Ant-Man movie an unusual spot for Kang to make his movie debut? We discuss!!
On another fantastic episode of the Geek Gossip, your good friends Jack and Artie are joined by the owner of DC Toys, Records and Collectibles himself, Dominik Cote! March 4th-5th at the Elks Lodge in Dover, Dominik is organizing the con New England Toy and Record Show. Featuring some of the best guests in entertainment such as Mandalorian actors Kyle Pacek and Christine & Bradley Galey, Return of the Jedi actors Margo Apostolos and Stephen Constantino, wrestlers Tony Atlas and Andrew Anderson, G.I. Joe artist Ron Rudat, Mr. Big & Ace Frehley drummer Matt Starr and local creators Steve Lavigne and Rich Woodall, Dominik's show is going to be absolutely amazing. If you're in the New England area the first weekend of March you don't wanna miss it!!
Next, we break down the recent video Guardians of the Galaxy and The Suicide Squad director James Gunn released as the new co-CEO of DC. Gunn sums up how the upcoming Flash movie will reset the DC universe making room for new actors to play Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, etc. What will this mean for characters like Shazam and Aquaman? How will this affect Todd Phillips Joker and Matt Reeves Batman? Does James Gunn's plan for the DCEU mean a decade of solid gold for DC fans, or has he put us on an even darker path than the one we were already on? We discuss!!!
Following up, the long awaited return of our Uncle Russ takes place for the Battles, in which we debate on who would win between Thor and Superman. Who'll it be - the Last Son of Krypton, or the God of Thunder? Mjoilnir or Super Strength? Thunder or the Yellow Sun? You decide!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/...
Last, Jack and Artie celebrate the third anniversary of the podcast by telling the story of how the show got started and summing up all the greatest interview moments of year three. Special thanks to everyone who came onto the show, listened to an episode, met us at a con, or followed us on social media - you've all been the best, and thank you for making these three years so amazing!
In this action packed episode, we are joined by three guests unlike any other we’ve had before - the noise rock trio piece the Freqs! Consisting of singer/guitarist Seth Crowell, bassist/backup vocalist Ian Mandly, and drummer Zach Fierman, the Salem Massachusetts band has been making awesome psych punk music since 2019. Celebrating the debut of their new EP, “Poachers”, join Jack and Artie as they chat with the Freqs about their influences, stories, musical process and all things New England! Be sure to buy “Poachers” on BandCamp, listen to the Freqs on your chosen streaming service and come see their show this Saturday, upstairs at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA!
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, everybody! In this episode of your favorite podcast, Jack and Artie are joined by the legendary "Epic Lloyd" Ahlquist, co-creator of the iconic YouTube series Epic Rap Battle of History! Known for dropping bars in costume for fictional characters and historic figures such as Elvis Presley, Wolverine, Stan Lee, Pennywise and Adolf Hitler, Lloyd won the 3rd Streamy Awards in 2013 and his videos have received up to 158 million views. Lloyd comes onto the show to chat with us about his background in improv comedy, his experiences working with icons like Snoop Dogg, T-Pain and "Weird Al" Yankovic, the hilarious cameo he made in the Spongebob Squarepants movie Spoge out of Water and more! Huge shoutout to Lloyd for making this awesome episode possible!!!
This week, Jack and Artie kickstart the new year with a banger episode. Joined by their good friend Rich from Jetpack Comics & Games, the awesomeness starts up with the triumphant return of the Jetpack Launchpad. We had a great time catching up with Rich about Jetpack making the New York Times, his opinion on James Gunn's Superman movie and all the times he'll get phone calls from legendary writers like Brian Michael Bendis and Scott Snyder.
We also celebrate the Third Annual Geek Gossip Awards, a yearly tradition in which we go over all our favorite movies and TV shows of the year. This time around, Jack and Artie spice it up by adding new categories like Best Album, Best Holiday Movie and Best Villain.
Thank you so much to Rich for making this awesome episode possible and shout out to everybody who listened to our podcast in 2022! You all rock!!!!
Jack and Artie are back to talk about current updates in the worlds of Superman and Spider-Man!
Jack and Artie are back on the mic with an awesome episode that's gonna blow your minds!! First up, we review and break down the second trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, starring Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor Joy and Seth Rogen. This new trailer gave us a first look at Luigi, Princess Peach and Donkey Kong while featuring references to games like Mario Odyssesy, Mariokart and Super Mario 64, so our breakdown was truly epic.
Dad also returns to the podcast for Tales From the Dollar Bin, in which he reviews the debut of a few "regrettable superheroes" from the '60s such as Spyman and The Fab Four (not the Beatles!) while Jack reviews the epic crossover between The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans.
We wrap everything up by reviewing the new Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special and continuing into our breakdown of the new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Will this film live up to its precursors? Will the soundtrack experiment with later eras? Which character's death will make Star-Lord so mad? We discuss!!
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Jack and Artie are back with another exciting episode, and this week they are joined by special guest Jerry Buckner from the iconic '80s music duo Buckner & Garcia! Known as one of the geniuses behind the unlikely top ten hit Pac-Man Fever, Jerry comes onto the show to chat with us about the stories behind his iconic debut album comprised entirely of songs about retro arcade games, the theme song him and his team did for Wreck-It Ralph, what it was like performing the very same venue that made the Beatles famous in America and more!
Boy oh boy do we have an astounding episode for you this week, because in this episode we are joined by comics legend Jim Shooter!!! Best known as the former Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics and the founder of Valiant, Jim is also responsible for writing the Secret Wars storyline, the first time Superman and Flash raced, the second Spider-Man/Superman crossover and countless other iconic events. Listen to us talk with Jim about co-creating the Transformers, breaking into the comics industry as a teenager, the impact he made on Marvel history and more!
55 years ago this week, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin recorded the iconic footage of Bigfoot walking through the woods of Bluff Creek, California. Decades later, the film has become the iconic symbol of cryptozoology and in this awesome giant-sized anniversary episode, Jack and Artie are joined by some squatching legends to get to the bottom of the mystery behind the Patterson/Gimlin film.
First we are joined by the legendary Cliff Barackman, known as the research analyst on the Animal Planet series "Finding Bigfoot". Cliff has made all kinds of revolutionary discoveries within the world of sasquatch and is the curator of the North American Bigfoot Center in Oregon. Cliff comes on to the show to talk about his thoughts on the legacy of the PGF, the crazy adventures he went on during his televised search for bigfoot and the recent discoveries he's been making at his base of operations in Oregon.
Next we are joined by documentary filmmaker extraordinaire Aleksandar Petakov, known for his cryptozoology films like Sasquatch: Out of the Shadows, On the Trail of Champ and the currently running beyond the trail YouTube series. We interview Aleksandar about the time's he's come closest to catching a bigfoot on camera, some good places in New Hampshire to go squatching and what it was like appearing in a comic book.
Huge shout out to Cliff Barackman and Aleksandar Petakov for making such an awesome episode possible!!!
On this week's episode, Jack and Artie are joined by iconic comic book artist and cartoon producer Ethan Nicole! Ethan is best known as the artist co-creator of the Axe Cop series that he created with his then-five-year old brother Malachai in 2009 and has worked as a story editor on Veggie Tales in the House, Bunicula and Teen Titans Go!. Ethan joins us to talk about the inspiration behind his latest projects, the various awards he's won over his career, his favorite Axe Cop characters and more!!
It's a very wide assortment of topics covered in this week's episode! We open with a breakdown of the newly released trailer for Illumination's Super Mario Bros. movie then later reviewed the new Disney Plus Marvel Studios Special Presentation, Werewolf by Night. Plus, we analyze the recent announcement of Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine in 2024's Deadpool 3.
Our Uncle Russ later joins us for The Battles, in what may be one of our most bizarre debates yet - Mario vs. Werewolf by Night!! What will it be, the plumber or the lichenthrope? Marvel or Nintendo? Mushrooms or the Full Moon? You decide!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
On this episode, we have an exciting interview unlike any we've had before, because we are joined by the singer-songwriter genius behind the band Kirby Krackle, nerd rock pioneer Kyle Stevens!! Listen to us chat with Kyle about the inspiration behind his pop culture themed music, his songwriting process, the tour he went on with "Weird Al" Yankovic, his music being featured in the Guardians of the Galaxy cartoon and more!
Be sure to look for Kirby Krackle's music on your chosen streaming service and visit their website, kirbykracklemusic.com ! Special thanks to Kyle Stevens for making this fantastic episode possible!!!!!
Geek Gossip live at GraniteCon!! Join Jack and Artie for the recordings of their panel discussion at New Hampshire's main comic convention Granite State comic con as they are joined by special guests Black Caravan's Rich Woodall, Perhapanauts co-creator and Young Hellboy artist Craig Rousseau and Eisner recipient Freddie E. Williams II known for his work on comic crossovers.
Listen to us chat with these fantastic creators about their most recent and upcoming work, their stories and experiences at past comic conventions and their takes on epic versus battle ideas. Plus, there's a Q&A, where audience members get to ask questions to these awesome creators!!
This week on the Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie open with an exciting announcement of an upcoming Geek Gossip appearance and get into discussion on the new trailer for upcoming musician biopic on Roku for the accordion playing, Hawaiian shirt-rocking song parodist, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review Challengers of the Unknown #79 and Adventure Comics #459 while Jack reviews The Fox by Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid and The Angry Birds Movie: Big Movie Eggstravaganza.
We also review Spider-Man: No Way Home - The More Fun Stuff Version and break down the director announcement and casting rumors for the upcoming MCU Fantastic Four movie
This episode of the Geek Gossip podcast is one of our best yet, because this week we are joined by Max Rebo himself Simon J. Williamson, known for his puppeteering work in films such as Return of the Jedi, Little Shop of Horrors, the Dark Crystal and various Muppet movies. We talk to Simon about his career in the film industry, the physical challenges he ran into while filming The Dark Crystal, some fascinating stories from the set of Star Wars and his take on Max Rebo's appearance in The Book of Boba Fett.
For The Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us for what may be our wackiest and most imaginative battle yet - an intergalactic battle of the puppet bands, in which the Max Rebo band from Star Wars takes on Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band from Muppets! What'll it be - aliens or sentient puppets? Jabba's jams or rock 'n' roll? Animal's drumming or Max Rebo's keyboard styling? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Special thanks to Simon J. Williamson for making this terrific episode possible! Be sure to visit his website, https://simonjwilliamson.wordpress.com/
When it comes to news within the world of geekdom, you know that your bros Jack and Artie have got you covered, and in a week full of lots of awesome news you can totally count on us! We start out by reviewing the new epic series of animated shorts I Am Groot on Disney Plus starring the loveable tree-like baby alien from Guardians of the Galaxy in five new hilarious and intelligent shorts with amazing animation. We also break down the recent announcement of a live action Pac-Man movie based on the classic arcade game, coming soon from the producer of the Sonic the Hedgehog films.
Our dad also joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin, in which he reviews some awesome Steve Ditko classics like his lesser known character from Charlton Static and the comics Ditko did for the American kaiju film Gorgo while Artie reviews a cool issue of Flaming Carrot signed by Bob Burden and Jack reviews the second Batman/Predator crossover.
Boy oh boy do we have an exciting episode planned for you this week, folks! To hit off the awesomeness, Jack and Artie revive classic Geek Gossip guest segment the Jetpack Launchpad, in which our good friend Rich from Jetpack Comics & Games returns to the show to talk about his reaction to appearing on a variant cover to Daniel Warren Johnson's "Do a Powerbomb", the most popular books in the comics world today, our thoughts on the new Thor movie and more! Plus, we hit him with the lightning round!
We also break down their thoughts on the announcement for a theatrically released computer animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie titled "Mutant Mayhem" coming out August 4th, 2023 from the Directors of "Mitchells vs. the Machines" and we review the new special "LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation" on Disney Plus.
Our dad also joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin, where we review some awesome classic adventures featuring characters like the Challengers of the Unknown, Dial "H" for Hero, Godzilla and the Kool-Aid Man. Special thanks to Dad and Rich for making this fantastic episode possible!!!
Jack and Artie are back on the mic with another awesome episode! We hit off this week's epic installment to the Geek Gossip saga by reviewing the new massively online multiplayer co-op based fighting game Multiversus from Player First Games, starring all your favorite Warner Bros. characters such as Batman, Shaggy, the Iron Giant, Bugs Bunny and more!
We also discuss the announcement of Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Crettin will be handling the directors duties of the fifth Avengers film coming in May of 2023, The Kang Dynasty plus we also break down our thoughts on the toy leaks revealing that classic alternate reality Spider-Man character Spider-Punk will be appearing in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
San Diego Comic Con is back, and this time there's tons of massive announcements within the world of geekery from legendary studios and creative geniuses themselves! Like always, your bros Jack and Artie Higgins from the Geek Gossip are here to discuss all exciting updates from Marvel Studios, DC, Dungeons & Dragons and more!
Right off the bat, there's new trailers for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, I Am Groot, Black Adam, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, SHAZAM!: Fury of the Gods and more, but that's not all. Marvel Studios announced the entirety of their Phase Five titles and some highlights from Phase Six, including a new Daredevil series, a Thunderbolts movie, Captain America: A New World Order, two Avengers films coming out in 2025 titled The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, plus a whole bunch of other exciting stuff I can't fit into this description!
Our dad also joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin, in which we review some first appearances of crazy characters like Ace Arn: The Ultra Alien (who has the most convoluted origin story ever) and Ravage 2099 (who Stan Lee came out of his retirement to write) plus a whole bunch of other fun sci-fi stories.
Today is a revolutionary day in Geek Gossip history, for we are joined by very special guest and indie comic sensation Keith Gleason! Known as the creative mastermind behind Mighty Mascots from Alterna Comics and the organizer of annual geek culture event Plastic City Comic Con, Keith joins us to talk about the inspiration behind his comics, his career with Reckless Sidekick Productions, organizing his own comic convention and more!
In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review a bunch of awesome comics we got at Plastic City Comic Con Including works from local creators such as Cthulhu vs. Uncle Sam, Runners and a good batch of Alterna as well as some old school reads we got from some back issue bins including a neat Lee-Romita Spider-Man trade, reprints of the classic Stan Lee/John Buscema run on Silver Surfer, a Murderfalcon Ashcan by the show's good friend Daniel Warren Johnson and more.
The long awaited return of our Uncle Russ to the Battles segment has finally arrived, and this time he joins us to debate an epic clash requested by a listener, and that is none other than He-Man and his faithful companion Battle-Cat going up against Boba Fett on his trusty Rancor steed! In this clash of space-fantasy calvary, who shall triumph? Will it be melee or range? Tech or magic? Hero or rogue? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Huge thanks to Keith Gleason and everyone who made this fantastic episode possible!!
This week on the Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie hit off another fantastic episode by bringing the THUNDER with an exciting review of the latest film from Marvel Studios directed by Taika Watiti, Thor: Love and Thunder! We also celebrate the 40th anniversary of classic sci-fi film Tron, the underrated cult classic that pioneered computer animation and aged phenomenally. Our dad also joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin, in which we review lots of awesome old comics such as that time Thor joined the circus, the story of the Beatles told in the Mighty Marvel Manner and more classic T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents adventures!
Jack and Artie are back and their bigger than ever with an awesome interview featuring a guest unlike any other! Motern Media's Matt Farley, the genius behind hilarious bands such as the Toilet Bowl Cleaners, Papa Razzi and the Photogs and Moes Haven along with films such as Slingshot Cops, Freaky Farley, Magic Spot and more! Matt has written over 23,000 songs about everything from poop to Timothee Chalamet and directed over 15 awesome movies so be sure to listen to us interview Matt about his creative process, influences, career and more in one of our most inspiring and hilarious interviews yet! Be sure to visit Matt's website https://moternmedia.com/, follow him on Twitter and Facebook and play his music on your chosen streaming service.
Jack and Artie also talk about the newly announced release date for the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife follow up, the trailer for the LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation Disney Plus special featuring the legendary "Weird Al" Yankovic and, of course, their spoiler-free review of the latest season of Stranger Things.
Special thanks to Matt Farley for making this awesome episode possible!
Artie sits at the microphone for a quick conversation about why there hasn’t been Geek Gossip episodes in the past few weeks. Artie also goes over some news topics including Jurassic World, Stranger Things, Venom and more in this one brother episode.
Boy oh boy do we have an awesome episode for you this week! Daniel Warren Johnson, the creative genius behind comics such as Extremity, Murderfalcon, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth and Beta Ray Bill returns to the Geek Gossip to discuss the upcoming release of his latest project, the pro-wrestling themed comic Do A Powerbomb! Coming this June from Image Comics, we interview Daniel about the inspiration behind this project, the types of events we will see play out here as well as his latest comic Jurassic League #1 from DC comics as well as some other ideas of his he's in the process of developing.
Our dad also joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin, in which he reviews Invaders #9 from Marvel in the Silver Age as well as Sgt. Werewolf Volume 01: War Is Hell from Project Pandora Entertainment with awesome writing from our good friend Rich Woodall while Artie reviews Marvel Two-In-One #27 where the Thing teams up with Deathlok while Jack reviews the four issue mini-series Green Lantern Vs. Aliens by Ron Marz and Rick Leonardi.
Special thanks to Daniel Warren Johnson for making this phenomenal episode possible!!
On this week's action packed episode of the Geek Gossip podcast, Jack and Artie are joined by legendary martial arts film stuntman Chris Casamassa, well known for his portrayal of Scorpion in the original Mortal Kombat films and his stunt work for Batman in 1997's Batman & Robin along with some work for films such as Blade and The Karate Kid. Chris talks to us about all the awesome moments of his career such as wearing the Batman costume for some epic fight scenes, the experience he had bringing life to video game icon Scorpion, the un-predicted success of The Karate Kid and more!!
Our Uncle Russ later joins us for the Battles in which we have one of our most classic Geek Gossip debates ever: Scorpion vs. Batman! With an undead samurai taking on the world's greatest detective, there are many ways an epic match up such as this can go down. However, you folks, the listeners, get to decide who wins by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles Special thanks to Chris Casamassa for making this fantastic episode possible!!
Continuing off of the last action packed Geek Gossip episode from Sunday, this special episode features more awesome interviews with creators from Jetpack's awesome Free Comic Book Day festival of 2022.
Returning to the show is our good friend Rich Woodall from Black Caravan Comics, who comes onto The Geek Gossip to chat with us about his current heavy metal-meets-mythology based series Gods of Brutality with art by Mark Welser, his upcoming series about a vampire lucha libre wrestler and the possibility of doing a crossover event where all the Black Caravan characters join forces.
The one and only Craig Rousseau known for his awesome art for series such as The Perhapanauts, Impulse, Young Hellboy and more also returns to The Geek Gossip to talk about the inspiration behind the Bedlam Universe, his upcoming Hellboy series, the future of Perhapanauts and more!!
Next we are joined with illustrator-turned-comic artist Matt Smith, known for his excellent art on independent comic book series including Barbarian Lord, Lake of Fire, Barbarian Lord and more!! We talk to Matt about his latest Hellboy series The Bones of Giants adapting the 2001 novel, an upcoming announcement of his he has to keep under wraps, his collaboration with the various writers he works with and more!
Lastly, our dad Ryan L. Higgins comes onto the show to discuss his newly premiered self published anthology issue, Lazer Brain Comics #1!! This epic origin issue features four original stories, two of which continue into future issues with the other two as one shot horror-esc tales of terror but all four of which are awesome.
Special thanks to all the fantastic creators who made this episode special! It was an honor to interview all of you!!
This weekend's Geek Gossip episode is one of the best ever, because this Saturday your hosts, Jack and Artie, returned to Jetpack Comics and Games' annual Free Comic Book Day festival and interviewed all kinds of awesome people there!
In the first part of this epic two part event, we start out by interviewing Paul Pelletier, the legendary comic book artist known for his iconic work for characters such as Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Incredible Hulk, the Justice League and more!
We also interview Jeff Kline, the writer of comic series Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises who is the president of Darby Pop Publishing and also a producer for all kinds of TV series including cartoons such as Transformers: Prime, Transformers: Rescue Bots, Extreme Ghostbusters, Godzilla: The Series and the upcoming Magic: The Gathering CG show on Netflix!
Lastly, our good friend and TMNT co-creator Jim Lawson returns to The Geek Gossip to talk about the various iterations of his character Rat King, his self-published work The Box City Wallops, the killer variant cover he did for The Last Ronin #4 and a lot of other interesting topics.
Special thanks to all the awesome creators who made this episode possible!! Part two comes out on Wednesday!!!
With great power comes great responsibility, and when it's the 20th anniversary of the original Sam Raimi Spider-Man film it's OUR responsibility to celebrate it in a Geek Gossip one-shot special!! Join your hosts Jack and Artie as they discuss their memories of the first Spider-Man movie, how well the film has aged compared to later superhero movies, the excitement we have for Sam Raimi directing the upcoming Doctor Strange movie and more!!
Jack and Artie are back with another awesome episode of the Geek Gossip podcast! Right off the bat, our good friend Rich from Jetpack Comics & Games returns to the podcast to talk about the excitement arising around Rochester's Free Comic Book Day festival including guests like Paul Pelletier, Steve Lavigne, Jim Lawson and more, the latest episodes of Marvel's Moon Knight, the Death of the Justice League and lots of other exciting things!!
Our dad later joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin, in which he discusses his upcoming anthology debut issue Lazer Brain Comics #1 as well as some old anthology stories from the Golden Age while Artie reviews a crazy Topps comic in which Dracula fights Frankenstien in the war across Europe in the 18th century. Jack also leads us in a tribute to comic book legend Neal Adams, who has unfortunately passed away in the last week but who's legacy will be remembered and live on in his work.
Your hosts also review the newly released trailer for Marvel Studios' Thor: Love & Thunder featuring thrilling returns from characters such as Star-Lord, Jane Foster and Kraglin but also the debut of the MCU's Zeus. We also provide some updates showcased at Cinemacon regarding the Into the Spider-Verse sequels, the third Venom movie and the Ghostbusters: Afterlife follow up as well as some updates on the newly announced D&D movie Honor Among Thieves starring Chris Pine.
Guess who's back? It's Jack and Artie!!!! Here with another episode to kick butt, your hosts provide some epic updates on exciting news topics such as the first full length 'Stranger Things 4' trailer, the newly announced 'Spirit Halloween' movie starring Christopher Lloyd, newly surfaced information regarding the secrecy of 'Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness' and brand new behind-the-scenes content from the video release of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review some classic campy Marvel monster stories featuring creatures like "Bruttu" and "Sporr" with some awesome art from Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and more while Jack reviews some of the first comics he ever read, 'Superman: Family Adventures' by Art Baltazar.
Crazy episode this week, folks! Right off the bat, Jack and Artie have an exciting review of the new video game Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga allowing you to play the nine main films of the Star Wars franchise in action-packed Lego form. As the latest among a long line of Travelers Tales Lego games, the Skywalker Saga brings forth a lot of nostalgia as an equal celebration of all Star Wars films and an updated version of beloved Lego Star Wars game, 'The Complete Saga'. Jack and Artie discuss their opinions on the new game's levels, character selection, hub worlds and more.
In other news, a supposedly leaked set photo from the Ahsoka Disney Plus series has recently surfaced to the internet, and assuming the photo is real it regards an exciting return of a classic Star Wars character on the same level of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in No Way Home. Is the photo real? How would that character return? And, most importantly, SHOULD said character return?!? We discuss!!!!
If this wasn't enough excitement for one week, Jack and Artie also review the newly released video game-to-movie adaptation from Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The film was all around very groundbreaking for the genre of video game movies as a whole, and in generala fun adventurous movie full of lots of good qualities. For more of our in depth elaboration on the new film, isten to our review at the end of the episode where we also get into the future Paramount Sonic franchise.
On this week's thrilling episode of The Geek Gossip podcast, Jack and Artie open up with some exciting reviews of new live action Marvel projects; the first episode of the Moon Knight series on Disney Plus and the new film from Sony, Morbius, starring Jared Leto.
While both projects focused on a darker more horror-based aspect of the Marvel universe, your hosts have some different and in some ways conflicting views on the new superhero content. Which project is better? What made them different? And, most importantly, what did we think of each one in the first place? We discuss!
Our dad later joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin, in which he reviews a reprint of Morbius' first appearance and the trippiest She-Hulk comic ever made while Artie reviews an early issue of a classic Moon Knight run and, relevantly enough, a comic in Morbius' first solo series.
For The Battles, Uncle Russ comes on to the show to debate with us on what may be our wackiest matchup yet; Morbius, the Living Vampire, vs. Aquaman, the King of the Seas! What'll it be, bats or fish? Vampire powers or, um, fish stuff? You decide!!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Jack and Artie try out a different approach with this week's podcast episode to say the least. As substitute for absent news and tight guest segments, your hosts decide to do two debates comparing similar films respectfully elaborating on which one is better.
The first debate, Jack defends 'The Angry Birds Movie' against Artie with 'Uncharted', where we discuss our thoughts on what the best video game-to-movie adaptation is with our constructed arguments and background research. On top of that, we also compare the two Adam Sandler movies that started it all, 'Happy Gilmore' and 'Billy Madison' which engage in the battle for the title of the superior Sandler classic.
Who do you think won each of these debates? How well do Jack and Artie's perspectives line up with yours? Let us know by shooting an email to geekgossippodcast@gmail.com or messaging @thegeekgossip_podcast on instagram or @GeekGossipP1.
We also provide updates on the deleted scene from 'The Batman' featuring Barry Keoghan as the Joker and a newly announced MCU project featuring Marvel character Nova.
Back on the mic and ready to strike, your hosts, Jack and Artie are back with another killer episode of The Geek Gossip podcast!! Following a review of the new Netflix film 'The Adam Project', some new updates have surfaced regarding filmmaker Shawn Levy taking up the director's chair for the new MCU movie, 'Deadpool 3' which is confirmed to start filming later this year.
On top of this, 'Back to the Future' star Christopher Lloyd has also been confirmed to make an appearance as an unknown character in the third season of 'The Mandalorian' plus Samuel L. Jackson himself said he would like to return as Mace Windu in 'The Mandalorian' and showrunner Bryce Dallas Howard has even lit fire to fuel these rumors. How could Mace Windu return? Will he be friend or foe? What kind of role will the Clone Wars Jedi play in the New Republic-era Star Wars universe? We discuss!!
We also get into the upcoming 'Riddler: Year One' comic written by Paul Dano set within 'The Batman' universe and the new MCU 'Daredevil' reboot following the release of the Netflix Marvel shows arriving on Disney Plus.
In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review fun adventures from classic Gold Key comics characters such as Dr. Solar, the Man of the Atom and Tono and Kono, the Jungle Twins while Artie reviews the first issue of rock & roll themed comic by Mike Allred, 'Red Rocket 7'.
For The Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to debate on what may be our wackiest most absurd fight yet - Jedi master and Clone Wars general Mace Windu facing off against the Merc with a Mouth himself, Deadpool. What'll it be, healing factor or the Force? The Jedi arts or the shattering of the fourth wall? You decide!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N’ Roses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg
Hello there! A trailer for the new Disney Plus Star Wars series starring Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi has been released, and your hosts, Jack and Artie, are as pumped as ever to break down all the exciting easter eggs and teased plotlines included in this trailer!!
Whether it's something as crazy as Rupert Friend playing 'Star Wars Rebels' villain Grand Inquisitor in live action along with a silhouette teasing 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' star Alden Ehrenreich's return to the role of Han Solo or something to notice like the classic prequel trilogy John Williams scores or the potential appearance of Darth Maul, every crazy fan theory this trailer has given us is explored in this action packed, mind tricking, high ground having episode of The Geek Gossip podcast!!!
Right off the BAT, this week's Geek Gossip episode is jam packed full of exciting content!! With Jack's in depth review of the new superhero film 'The Batman' starring Robert Pattinson, the episode kicks off with Jack and Artie discussing their favorite past Batman movies and actors as well as some stuff they want to see in the Caped Crusader's cinematic future.
Continuing the bat-related comic book movie theme, Jack and Artie later breakdown the final trailer for Marvel's 'Morbius', bringing some closing thoughts on how we think the movies gonna go, how it will hold up against past Marvel movies as well as what universe it's in and we get wicked pumped for this new movie coming out next month.
In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our Dad joins us to review a few of Batman's print adventures within the DCAU (home to 'Batman: The Animated Series') as well as a major issue from a classic Catwoman run, while Artie elaborates on a one-shot comic in which Marvel legend Stan Lee reimagines one of DC's biggest characters, the Man of Steel himself, Superman.
Every week the Geek Gossip brings exciting news from the world of comics, movies and all things geek but as of this week, it's more so than ever!! Right off the bat, Stranger Things 4 has an official release date of May 27th and the Duffer brothers have provided some updates on this season, saying that Stranger Things 4 will be double sized and "the most rewarding season yet". Jack and Artie break down this announcement and also touch base on some updates regarding their anticipated Disney Plus series 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' regarding the supposed returns of John Williams, Commander Cody, the Inquisitors and Qui-Gon Jinn as a Force ghost in the new show.
Our dad also joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin, where he reviews an issue of Superboy where he fights this crazy supervillain named Dynamind and Captain Victory & the Galactic Rangers #2 while Artie reviews Sleepwalker #2-3 from Marvel and Jack reviews the first three issues of Star Wars: Dark Empire in memory of Tom Vietch.
Uncle Russ later joins us for the Battles, in which we debate the outcome of a clash between villains, one that may be our most epic showdowns yet - Darth Vader, the Emperor's fist and the Dark Lord of the Sith vs. Electro, founding member of the Sinister Six and one of Spider-Man's worst enemies!!! Who wins this clash of legends? You decide!!!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Our theories just got out of hand! In this episode of the Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie dedicate an entire show to breaking down the newly released trailer and poster for Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Returns from characters such as Patrick Stewart's Professor X and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool are confirmed along with potential debuts for teams such as the Illuminati and the Defenders, so in the midst of all this bogus excitement we may be approaching one of the craziest MCU movies yet. Jack and Artie analyze everything we see in this poster and trailer while going through all our bonkers fan theories in one of our most thrilling and action packed one-shot episodes yet.
It's a very exciting episode this week on the Geek Gossip! Disney Plus Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett's season finale had just aired and it was the most epic hour of our life! As the conflict between Cad Bane and Boba Fett comes to an end while Grogu and Din Djarin reunite, Jack and Artie break down the results of this series' epic climax on top of covering the newly released poster and announced release date for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review some Football themed comic books in honor of the Superbowl (or "Big Game" as we can say legally) such as the NFL Superpro and New Universe's Kickers Inc. both from Marvel in the 80s while Artie reviews Green Goblin #12 from the 90s.
Jack and Artie also break down the new DC video called "The World Needs Heroes" showing clips from upcoming films such as Black Adam, The Flash, Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom and The Batman along with the exciting trailer for Jurassic World: Dominion. We discuss our thoughts on all these new films and what they may mean for the future of their franchises.
For the Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to debate one of our most epic match-ups yet - Boba Fett, former Mandalorian/Clone Bounty Hunter turned Tatooine gangster vs. one of the craziest, ugliest and toughest aliens in action movie history, the Predator! What'll it be, man or monster? Star Wars or Xenoverse? Former hunter or lifelong stocker of prey? YOU DECIDE!!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
The geek-ness is through the roof! This week, Jack and Artie kick off one of their best episodes yet with their good friend Rich from Jetpack Comics & Games joining us to discuss all the comics we’ve been reading lately, some upcoming releases bound to fly off the shelves, our reactions to all the crazy cameos in the last two episodes of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett and our wild fan theories of certain characters we’re hoping to return in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
Some new character posters for the upcoming Amazon series, Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power have been released so Jack and Artie live up to their nerd duties by breaking down what these posters could mean and what we’re hoping to see in the new Middle Earth series. On top of that, a poster and preview for some BMW Superbowl commercials starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Zeus have surfaced to the internet and we analyze our excitement towards seeing the former Governator take on the role of the God of Lighting.
In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review some classic adventures featuring the Micronauts, the original Guardians of the Galaxy and 3-D Man while Jack reviews Battle Tide #1 and Artie reviews some Star Wars Legends adventures featuring Boba Fett, Darth Vader and Max Rebo.
On this week's episode of The Geek Gossip podcast, Jack and Artie bring exciting news to the table of discussion when we break down the trailer for Marvel's Moon Knight series starring Oscar Isaac, getting into the origins of the character, the storylines the series will put into play and what we're hoping to see from the new Disney Plus show.
We also review the first three episodes of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett and we break down the tease of a Mandalorian crossover at the end of the third episode. Plus, we discuss Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, a new series coming to Amazon Prime, the untitled MonsterVerse series coming to Apple TV+ and some set photos from the new DCEU Batgirl movie showing Batgirl's new costume and a mural putting the fate of Ben Affleck’s Batman into question
In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review all kinds of U.F.O. related comics featuring Beowulf, the Lost City of Atalntis, Ulysses from The Odyssey and Tono and Kono, the Jungle Twins, in a separate adventure (we know, it gets confusing) and more while Jack reviews Spider-Man written by J.J. and Henry Abrams and Artie cracks open Blue Beetle: The Infected Scarab and the Spider-Man: Homecoming comic adaptation.
For the Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us in what may be our most epic debate ever: Gandalf, the Grey Pilgrim of Middle Earth vs. Godzilla, the MonsterVerse's King of the Monsters! Who will win in a battle of G-legends? The Titan or the Istar? The lizard or the wizard? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
For the first Geek Gossip interview of 2022, Jack and Artie are joined by legendary comic book artist and Eisner recipient Freddie E. Williams II! Famous for his art on crossovers such as He-Man vs. Thundercats, Masters of the Universe vs. Injustice, the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy and more, we interview Freddie about his creative process, his career, working with TMNT creator Kevin Eastman and his upcoming crossover: Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers coming this March from IDW publishing.
Our Uncle Russ later joins us for the Battles, in which we get into what may be our most epic debate ever where we have He-Man, prince of Eternia and champion of Grayskull going up against Optimus Prime, hero of Cybertron and leader of the Autobots! What’ll it be? Masters of the Universe or Transformers? The Power of Grayskull or the Matrix of Leadership? Who shall triumph in a battle of 80s protagonists? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Special thanks to Freddie E. Williams II and everyone else who made this awesome episode possible!
As they look back on their favorite Geek Gossip moments from 2021, your hosts, Jack and Artie go over their top picks of the year within the world of live action films, comic book movies, animated series and live action shows in the second annual Geek Gossip awards!
With contestants such as Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Dune and Loki, deciding a winner shall be no easy task. Like a Thunderdome of movies and TV, multiple nominees enter, but only one shall leave. Which will it be? Listen to find out!!
To say the least, this week’s episode is a mega one. However, unlike most of our giant sized episodes this one has two themes celebrated: Spider-Man and the Holiday Season! After over a year of waiting and following updates on this exciting multiverse movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home is finally here and it is awesome! We review the new best Spider-Man movie and break down some Easter Eggs in it setting up for future MCU projects.
Our good friend Kyle from Jetpack Comics & Games joins us in the Jetpack Launchpad to discuss what’s been going on at the store, what comics we’ve been reading lately and more. We also talk about our favorite Spider-Man movie moments, our personal classic Christmas movies and what superheroes we would love to see holiday specials for. For Tales From the Dollar Bin, our Dad joins us to review all sorts of Spider-Man comics like the first one Dad ever read, the return of the Sinister Six and Spider-Man and MJ’s very chaotic Christmas as well as Holiday specials for characters such as Punisher, The Phantom, Thanos, Buckaroo Banzai and more.
Jack and Artie also break down some casting announcements for the new Blue Beetle movie set in the DC Extended Universe starring Cobra Kai’s Xolo Mariduena as Jamie Reyes coming out in August of 2023. Special thanks to everyone who made this terrific episode possible!
This episode lives up to its title for a number of reasons: The Spider-Men are discussed when we provide updates on No Way Home with all its new trailers, posters and announcements for another Tom Holland Spider-Man trilogy, plus there’s now a teaser for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part One, a sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which we break down everything we know about so far with. The Hawkeyes are discussed when we review the new Marvel Studios series, Hawkeye on Disney Plus and the one who’s both is Hailee Steinfeld, who voices Gwen Stacy and plays Kate Bishop around the same time!
Our dad joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin, where we review a reprint of the first time Superboy met the Legion of Superheroes, Thor Corps #4 and more. Geek Gossip fan favorite Uncle Russ also returns for The Battles, where we debate what may be one of our most epic fights yet: Spider-Man’s enemies, the Sinister Six vs. Flash’s villains, the Central City Rogues Gallery! Who will win in this all out 6-on-6 battle of colorful super villains? You decide!!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Man oh man is this an exciting episode or what?! If a thrilling review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife and a detailed breakdown of the second Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer wasn’t awesome enough, we have some pretty wicked guest segments as well! For the Jetpack Launchpad, our good friend Rich from Jetpack comics joins us when we catch up on what’s been new at the store, our opinions on some upcoming geek content and our perspective on some of the latest releases within the world of comics. Our dad also hops in the mic for Tales from the Dollar Bin, where we review comics featuring the epic battle between Stilt Man and the Black Goliath, a team up between Moon Knight and the Thing and an adaptation of the infamous pre-Chris Evans Captain America movie from the 1990s.
It’s been a crazy week in the life of geek if we do say so ourselves! A lot of news has dropped on Spider-Man: No Way Home, such as the release of an official poster showing Tom Holland’s Spider-Man facing off with villains like Doc Ock and Green Goblin, Raimi-verse MJ actress Kirsten Dunst confirming she has no involvement with the upcoming movie, Spider-Man TV Star Nicholas Hammond saying in an interview that he would’ve liked to be in No Way Home and we also have some set photos to break down which confirm some popular fan theories. Are these photos real? Would Nicholas Hammond have made a good addition to this movie? And most importantly, what do these updates mean for the goodness quality of this movie? We discuss!!!
For Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when he reviews some reprints if classic comics featuring Thor and Spider-Man while Artis reviews the epic face off between Venom and the Punisher while Jack reviews Batman ‘66 #1 and this one comic where Godzilla takes on Dum Dum Dugan.
Jack and Artie also break down all the exciting announcements made on Disney Plus Day as they discuss their opinions on shows from Marvel Studios such as Moon Knight, Spider-Man: Freshman Year and X-Men ‘97, releases from Star Wars like the Obi-Wan Kenobi teaser trailer and the new Boba Fett documentary, the Simpsons Plusaversary short and countless other announcements that had us stoked out of our minds.
Last year, there were barely any comic book movies. There were only two or three, yet whenever they came out they would get bad reviews and had almost silent release dates. In 2021 however, it seems like every week or so there’s a new comic book movie to review and on this week’s episode of The Geek Gossip, your hosts, Jack and Artie review Marvel Studios’ 26th movie, The Eternals. We discuss our thoughts on this movie, going over our likes, dislikes and overall opinions on the ups and downs of the newest MCU movie.
In Tales of the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when we review all these awesome comics we grabbed at Rhodes Island Comic Con, including issues of Captain Marvel, Secret Origins, 1982’s Marvel Superhero Contest of Champions, Batman ‘66 and Mike Mignola’s Frankenstein Underground. Jack and Artie also break down and review the new trailers for Morbius and The Book of Boba Fett as well as the announcement of a new animated movie, starring Guardians of the Galaxy and LEGO Movie star Chris Pratt as the iconic Monday-hating lasagna-loving cat from legendary comic strip, Garfield.
Your very spooky hosts Jack and Artie had so much fun this Halloween that we just don’t want the freaky fun to end, so that’s our excuse for putting out a Halloween Special the day after Halloween!!! We have Halloween themed Geek Gossip guest segments such as Spooky Tales from the Dollar Bin, where our Dad joins us when he reviews Ghost Manor #54 and Tales of Evil #1 while Artie reviews Marvel Comics Presents: Ghost Rider & Werewolf by Night and Jack reviews a reprint of Tomb of Dracula #10, the comic that brought Blade into the Marvel Universe. Uncle Russ joins us for the Battles to the debate on who wins between Beetlejuice and the Ghostbusters, and you guys, the listeners can determine the winner by going to our poll at https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles. Jack and Artie also review the new Dune movie as well as the trailer for Disney Pixar movie and Toy Story spin-off Lightyear, and we discuss our opinions in the negative reception Marvel Studios’ The Eternals has been getting from critics.
We’ve all fantasized about comedy actor Bill Murray playing a superhero or villain in the MCU and with recent buzz about the Ghostbusters star’s photo double being tied to a project with the same production title of Ant Man & the Wasp: Quantumania, its very likely we can see Bill Murray costarring with Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lily in the 2023 Marvel film. Who should Bill Murray play? Will he be hero or villain? Are these rumors legit? We discuss!!!
We also talk about British actor Will Poulter being cast as Adam Warkock for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (which has recently begun filming) and the upcoming Empire Magazine revealing exclusive set photos for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Our Dad also joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin where he reviews Power Lords #1 & Bug #1 while Artie reviews Spider-Man Teamup Special and Jack reviews Official Handbook of the Invincible Universe #1-2.
For news this week, your hosts, Jack and Artie review the new film from Sony Pictures in association with Marvel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. We share our thoughts on this movie as well as break down our theories about the exciting reveals in the post credit scene. We also break down the new trailers for fourth seasons of Netflix shows Stranger Things and Cobra Kai as well as share our opinions on Sora from Kingdom Hearts being the final fighter in Super Smash Bros: Ultimate.
In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review Justice League #2 from 1987 as well as Freedom Fighters #3 from DC while Jack reviews Gun Fury #4 from Aircel comics. For the Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to debate on who wins in what might be our most epic duel yet: Wolverine, champion of the X-men and legendary mutant of the Marvel Universe vs. Darth Maul, former Lord of the Sith and ruler of the Shadow Collective, a guild of the most dangerous crime organizations in the Star Wars Galaxy. What’ll it be, the X-gene or the Force? Maul’s dark side or Logan’s bad side? An adamantium skeleton or cybernetic legs? You decide!!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Man oh man, is this a big deal episode or what?! Joining us for a killer interview is Todd Dezago, co-creator of the Perhapanauts comic book universe as well as the writer of some essential runs on Marvel & DC characters such as Impulse, Sensational Spider-Man, Young Justice, Superhero Squad and countless others!! Todd is comics royalty and talking to him about comic books, superheroes and our favorite cryptids was wicked awesome!! Be sure to follow https://www.facebook.com/todd.dezago on Facebook and visit http://perhapanauts.com!
We also get our dad on here for Tales From the Dollar Bin, in which we review all kinds of awesome comics such as Gun Fury #3, the 1993 Marvel Superheroes Spring Special, Captain Victory #1 and more!!
This was overall a great episode and we’d like to give a special thanks to everyone who helped make it possible!!!!
I know we commonly say that our latest episode’s news topics are really big deals, but we absolutely mean every word of it this time when you have an announcement as exciting as Illumination’s Super Mario movie with an all star cast featuring Chris Pratt as Mario, Jack Black as Bowser, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong and more! We discuss our feelings on their casting decisions as well as speculate on how good we think this movie will turn out to be. Our Uncle Russ joins us for The Battles, where we get into the epic debate on who wins in a fight between the Incredible Hulk and Barry Allen, the fastest man alive. What’ll it be, unlimited strength or unlimited speed? Barry Allen or Bruce Banner? Gamma Mutation or the Speed Force? You decide!!!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Guess what?! Jack and Artie are back in town with one of the biggest Geek Gossip episodes yet!! Not only do we have all sorts of exciting news topics such as the new trailers for Marvel’s Hawkeye and Matrix: Resurrections as well as the review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the announcement of a Spider-Man/Venom crossover but we also have some epic guest segments!!
First off there’s the Jetpack Launchpad, where our good friend Devin from Jetpack Comics and Games joins us to discuss our thoughts on Marvel’s What If..? series, the announcement of a Wolverine video game from Insomniac Games, our Spider-Man: No Way Home theories and more!
Next up, there’s Tales from the Dollar Bin, where our dad joins us to review some old comics that we find in the back issue sections at our favorite comic book stores and conventions, such as The Punisher: Back to School Special, Marvel Team-Up featuring Spider-Man and Jack of Hearts, Red Circle’s Mighty Crusaders and many others!
Lastly, you got The Battles, where our Uncle Russ joins us to debate in our most heated debate to ever come across the Geek Gossip’s radar. In one corner, we have Venom, the og Marvel symbiote that’s one of Spider-Man’s arch enemies going up against the Dark Knight himself, the Caped Crusader of Gotham City, Batman!! (no introduction required) Who will win this epic showdown? Has the Dark Knight finally met his match, or shall Venom cower at the awesomeness of the Caped Crusader? You decide!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
In a nutshell, this was a pretty awesome episode and we’d like to give a special thanks to all our guests who helped make it possible!!
The long awaited trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home has finally arrived! First it unofficially leaked on Monday but was taken down due to copyright violations. However, two days later, Sony and Marvel Studios themselves officially released the official trailer, and this movie looks freaking awesome! In this episode, Jack and Artie break down all the Easter Eggs in this trailer to the return of several classic villains, as well analyze and debunk some popular fan theories as well as share some of our own. On top of that, our dad joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin in which we review several old comics that we found in back issue sections everywhere, such as some old Defenders stuff from the era of the Netflix shows, Destroyer Duck by Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby, Tangent Comics’ The Batman #1 and many more.
Things have been going great here on the Geek Gossip, especially when we have all this awesome geek news to talk about, like Jim Shooter, former Marvel Comics editor and chief claiming that Marvel Studios contacted him about a live action Secret Wars movie, as well as the new teaser trailer for the 6-part anime on Disney Plus called “Star Wars: Visions” and the final trailer for Marvel Studios’ The Eternals. We also bring back the classic Geek Gossip guest segment known as “Luke Likes”, where Jack and Artie’s younger cousin Luke comes onto the podcast to review the new animated Marvel animated series, What If..?. In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when he reviews all these futuristic sci-fi comics from the 60s and 70s while Jack & Artie review a four-issue Shazam! miniseries from Bone creator Jeff Smith and on their own, Artie reviews Age of Reptiles: Tribal Warfare and Jack reviews Marvel: Mangaverse #1/4. For the Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us where we debate on who wins in the epic battle of the brawns featuring Wookie warrior and Rebel hero Chewbacca going up against the Guardian of the Galaxy who always takes everything so literally (we’re not accusing him of stealing) Drax the Destroyer. What’ll it be, Star Wars or Marvel? Rebel Alliance or Guardians of the Galaxy? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Part 2 is finally here! Y’know all that awesome content we recorded at the Free Comic Book Day festival 2021? Well the last episode was only the beginning, and the greatness continues with more terrific interviews from lots of amazing people! First off, we talk to Rich Woodall, one of the head honchos at the Scout Comics imprint Black Caravan known for work on his independent creations such as Electric Black, Johnny Raygun, Sgt. Werewolf and more as well as variant covers for TMNT and Masters of the Universe. We also talk with the legendary Jim Lawson, an early member of Mirage Studios who’s done a bunch of essential comics for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and he even created the villain Rat King, as well as some really cool work on his own self published titles too. Lastly, we finally talk with Ralph, the owner of Jetpack Comics and Games who makes all this Free Comic Book Day awesomeness possible about all things comics as well as how great it is for FCBD to be back on. All these guests are super awesome people and be sure to check out come of their content by visiting the links below:
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/black-caravan
http://jimlawsonart.com
https://jetpackcomics.com
We also record a second Tales from the NO Dollar Bin with our dad where we review more free comics we grabbed this Saturday as well as some awesome comics we got from our favorite creators. This has been an amazing two part episode and we’d really like to thank everybody who made this spectacular episode possible!
Was yesterday a big day for the Geek Gossip or what? Not only did we get to have a table at Jetpack Comics’ annual Free Comic Book Day festival where we could chat with our listeners and promote the podcast, we got to interview all the awesome comic creators there in amazing conversations all recorded and compiled into this episode and the next one!! In the first half of this epic two parter, listen to us chat with legendary writers and artists such as Daniel Warren Johnson, famous for his work on solo creations like Extremity and Murderfalcon at Image as well as Wonder Woman: Dead Earth for DC and Beta Ray Bill for Marvel, we also talk with the one an only Craig Rousseau, writer and artist on his indie book the Perhapanauts, also famous for work on the DC character Impulse along with some awesome art for the Young Hellboy miniseries, and for the grand finale we talk with Matt Smith, who does the book Barbarian Lord as well as some killer art for awesome comics like Folklords and Lake of Fire. All these guys were so super nice to come onto our podcast so be sure to visit their websites linked below and check out their comics at your local comic book store!
https://www.danielwarrenart.com
https://www.craigrousseau.com
https://matt-illustration.squarespace.com
We also do a Tales From the Dollar Bin with our dad, or shall we say Tales from the NO Dollar Bin because we review all these awesome comics that came out for Free Comic Book Day as well as some other extra things from the creators we interviewed. Stay tuned for the next episode where we talk to Rich Woodall of Black Caravan, TMNT pioneer Jim Lawson along with the owner of Jetpack Comics, Ralph. That should be out tomorrow! Special thanks to all the awesome people who made this terrific episode possible! Stay cool, everyone!!
It’s been a pretty awesome week down at the Geek Gossip, but it’s been an even better week in the realm of comics, movies and all things geek! Netflix just released a sneak peek trailer for the long awaited Stranger Things 4, and Jack and Artie break down the trailer to discuss their theories for the new season coming in 2022. On top of that, the new movie, The Suicide Squad from Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn was released and is taking the world by storm with its popularity and Rotten Tomatoes score of 92%. Jack and Artie address the hype of Suicide Squad and what this means for the future of the DCEU. In the Jetpack Launchpad, our good friend Rich from Jetpack Comics & Games to talk about upcoming DC movies we’re excited for, popular comics that we’ve all been digging and, of course, the Free Comic Book Day convention in downtown Rochester NH, where Jack and Artie will be making an appearance alongside famous comic creators such as Rich Woodall, Daniel Warren Johnson, Jim Lawson and more. Be sure to come if you can because Jetpack always throws the best Free Comic Book Day celebrations in the multiverse. In the Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to debate on who wins in a fight between Looney Toons character Wiley Coyote and DC Universe Batman villain, the Joker. Oh, and here’s the best part: You get to choose who wins! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles Special thanks to Rich and Uncle Russ for making this great episode possible!
We’re back!! This week, Jack and Artie put out one of their most exciting episodes yet when they review the new movies Snake Eyes: G. I. Joe Origins and Space Jam: a New Legacy along with the first episode of Masters of the Universe: Revelation. In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad reviews the first issues of Comet and Quasar & a reprint of Marvel Comics #1, while Artie reviews a Spider-Man/Gargoyle team up, a Death of Superman collection he got for cover price & the first issue of a Flash run from the ‘80s and Jack reviews Age of the Sentry #2, a Chamber of Chills reprint and a random issue of Gunmaster and Bullet the Gunboy (yes you read that correctly). Plus, we also break down everything we know so far on the Flash movie and discuss the new trailer to Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Lot of big news this week in the world of geekery! Marvel Studios’ Disney Plus show Loki just wrapped up its first season, and Jack and Artie’s good buddy Keegan joins them to discuss the new storylines Loki started up and what this means for the next few phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking of the MCU, X-Men mutants are officially a part of it now! It was confirmed that the alter ego of Ursa Major, a mutant who turns into a massive bear was one of the background characters in Black Widow and Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool most recently made his MCU debut when him and Taika Waititi’s character, Korg react to the trailer for the upcoming video game movie starring Reynolds and Waititi titled Free Guy. We also review the new full length trailer to Snake-Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad reviews some reprints of the original Dr. Strange comics as well as some issues out of Blue Beetle and Captain Atom runs from the mid-80s while Artie reviews a Spawn #1 reprint along with the Mystery Men Comics that we’re turned into a movie and Jack reviews Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda #1. For the Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to debate on who wins in battle of the ladies men between James Bond and Captain Kirk. Who shall triumph, 007 or the Captain of the Starship Enterprise? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles This episode is dedicated in loving memory of legendary film director, Richard Donner. Rest In Peace Mr. Donner, and may your movies shall go down in history not as classics, but as legends.
The long awaited Black Widow solo movie has arrived and your hosts, Jack and Artie are here to give you an awesome, spoiler-free review of Marvel Studios’ super radical 24th movie.
Happy Fourth of July! This week on the Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie review the new epic trailer for Kevin Smith’s upcoming animated Netflix show, Masters of the Universe: Revelation. We discuss our thoughts on this trailer and share our excitement for what new things this will bring to the He-Man franchise. For the Jetpack Launchpad, our good friend Kyle from Jetpack Comics and Games joins us to talk about some new comics we’re excited for such as Skybound X and Hulk #1 from Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley, as well as our excitement for the upcoming Marvel movie, Black Widow. In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review cat related comic stories such as Atlas’ The Cougar and a Marvel Two in One featuring the Thing and Tigra while Artie reviews two crossovers between Dark Horse Comic’s Greatest World and popular movie franchises like Godzilla and Predator, not to mention Jack reviews a reprint of Green Lantern co-starring Green Arrow #85, where DC’s greatest heroes attack youth’s biggest problem: drugs. Jack and Artie also discuss news such as the new Transformers/Jurassic Park mashup toys as well as the newly announced LEGO sets for Spider-Man: No Way Home, which give us some interesting details about the plot. Special thanks to Kyle, Dad and everyone else who helped make this episode!
This week on the Geek Gossip podcast, Jack and Artie are joined by their snazziest guest yet, legendary comic book creator Mike Allred, famous for his independent creations like Madman as well as his comics for both Marvel and DC, not to mention the art to Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns and Moonage Daydreams, the illustrated biography of a legendary rock star! We talk to Mike about his work, his creative process, characters he wants to do comics for and of course, the Monkees. Be sure to follow Mike on Twitter @AllredMD and visit his website, aaapop.com. For Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review Mike Allred reads like the Everyman, his Metamorpho stories in DC’s Wednesday Comics with Neil Gaiman and Bug!: the Adventures of Forager while Artie reviews the first issue of X-Statix and Mike’s run on Silver Surfer with Dan Slott and Jack reviews The Madman/Superman Hullabaloo, where the character that Mike created got to meet the superhero who started it all. For our final segment, The Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to debate on who wins in a fight between the star of the worlds snappiest comic magazine, Madman and the Marvel universe’s merc with a mouth, Deadpool. Who’s it gonna be, Frank Einstein or Wade Wilson? The bane of beatniks or the mutant marksman? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles Special thanks to Mike Allred and everyone else who made this terrific episode possible! Rock on, dudes!
This week on the Geek Gossip, your hosts, Jack and Artie review the two new villain led Marvel series, Loki, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most mind bending series yet and Marvel’s MODOK, a Hulu original starring Patton Oswald as a super villain dreaming of world domination but has other problems to deal with in the meantime. In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when he reviews Squadron Supreme #4&5 from Marvel Comics as well as Starfire #1 from DC and the Morlock: 2001 series from Atlas Comics while Artie reviews Comics’ Greatest World titles from Dark Horse such as Hero Zero and Into the Nexus, plus Jack reviews Cyber Force #1 from Image. This week for the Battles, Geek Gossip fan favorite Uncle Russ returns to the show to debate on this clash of villains between Marvel mastermind MODOK and Cybertronian warlord Megatron. Who will win, the leader of the Decepticons or the leader of A.I.M.? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles We hope you enjoy you enjoy this episode as much as we did making it! Huzzah, Mega Geeks!
This week on this show of geek, Jack and Artie kick this episode off with a Jetpack Launchpad segment where our good friend and Jetpack Comics staff member Nick comes and joins us to discuss the new Marvel comic from Ryan Ottley and Donny Cates, The Geek Gossip’s table at Free Comic Book Day and if each Jetpack Crew Member was a Justice Leaguer, who would be who. For the news of the week, we review our reactions to the newly released trailer for Marvel Studios’ The Eternals and provide some background info on the characters and lore. Eternals comes out November 5th and we will be giving you more updates as the date comes closer! In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when he reviews an issue of The Fly about domestic violence with a robot, Marvel’s debut on the Monark Starstalker character and Nightmask #3 from Marvel’s New Universe while Jack reviews the Starbrand and Nightmask reboot Marvel did in 2015. This has been an awesome episode and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it!
I guess you could say this week’s theme is upcoming movie sequels with “mania” at the end of their titles when you listen to Jack and Artie discuss everything we know so far about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, like Lovecraft Country’s Johnathan Majors playing Kang the Conqueror and a lot of other exciting theories and announcements, plus a review of the trailer for the fourth and final installment to the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. We guarantee you we did not plan this! In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when he reviews Dollar Bin reads like Impact Comics’ The Comet, Spectre #1 from DC and Moon Knight: Special Edition #1 from Marvel while Jack reviews the Batman/Judge Dredd: the Ultimate Riddle one shot and Artie reviews ‘90s Marvel number ones like Deathlok and Nightwatch. This week for the Battles, Uncle Russ joins us for the Marvel vs. DC, hero vs. hero battle of the century, Thor vs. the Green Lantern! Who will win in a battle of artifact reliant guardians of the cosmos? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles We hope you all enjoy listening to this episode as much as we did making it! Excelsior, True Believers!
This week on The Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie’s pal Rich from Jetpack Comics and Games returns to the show for the Jetpack Launchpad when we discuss some new events going on at the store, like the game room opening back up for Friday night Magic and Free Comic Book Day this August, where Rich announces some exciting Geek Gossip exclusive news about their first guest for Free Comic Book Day. We also talk about what’s been flying off the shelves, some upcoming books we’re excited for and Rich tells us a story about the weirdest thing that’s ever happened at Jetpack. Jack and Artie also review the new long awaited trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage and all the Easter Eggs, impressions, rating expectations and theories we got from that most spectacular trailer. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our Dad joins us when he reviews Steel Claw #1 from Quality Comics, Omega Men #1 from DC and The New Wave #1-2 from Eclipse Comics while Artie reviews X: Hero Special #1-2 from Dark Horse and Jack reviews the long awaited Gun Fury #2 from Aircel Comics. For The Battles, Uncle Russ joins us for a debate on the villain VS. villain showdown of the century, Carnage Vs. the Shredder! What’ll it be, a serial killer or a ninja? The head of the Foot Clan or everybody’s second favorite symbiotic super villain? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles Special thanks to Rich, Dad and Uncle Russ for helping us make this absolutely ultimate episode possible! Enjoy!
Happy Mother’s Day, everybody! In celebration of this special holiday, Jack and Artie are joined by their awesome super mom to talk about all our all time favorite movies and superheroes. Jack and Artie also talk about the new “Marvel Studios Celebrates the Movies” video Marvel Studios released on their social media to rekindle the excitement of the MCU franchise to an emotional Stan Lee voiceover about the magic of cinema, also giving us teasers for Black Widow, Shang-Chi and Eternals and showing us the logos for newly announced titles such as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Marvels, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and many more. We break down everything we know so far about each of these movies in order of when their going tocome out and our theories for each one. For closure, Jack and Artie review the first two episodes of the new animated Star Wars series on Disney Plus, The Bad Batch and the first issue of Marvel Comics’ big summer crossover, Heroes Reborn. Special thanks to Mom for making this amazing episode possible and this episode is dedicated to our mom and all moms everywhere!
Happy Star Wars day, everybody! In this episode, Geek Gossip legend Uncle Russ joins us to talk about all things Star Wars and how today is also the one year anniversary of Uncle Russ’ first appearance on the show. Special thanks to Uncle Russ for helping make this awesome episode possible!
Like all our episodes these days, we start off this most amazing podcast episode with the Jetpack Launchpad, a guest segment where each week we are joined by a different staff member at Jetpack Comics and Games. This week, Jack and Artie are joined by their pal Nick to discuss what’s been going on at the store, the many Batman wards to take on the Robin mantle, the wacky worlds of the Marvel multiverse and more. After that, we review the newly released trailer for Marvel Studios’ Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the next Marvel movie to come out after Black Widow. Our Dad joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin when he reviews Squadron Supreme #1, Marvel/New Universe Night Mask #1 & The Pitiful Human Lizard from Chapter House Comics while Artie reviews Quality Comics’ Rogue Trooper #1 & Pitbulls #2 from Dark Horse and Jack reviews the DC Silver Age classics reprint of Showcase #22, the first Green Lantern comic with Hal Jordan & DC Secret Origins #3, a post-crisis retelling of how Billy Batson received the powers of Shazam. After Dollar Bin, Jack and Artie talk about how Alfred Molina, Doctor Octopus himself said in a recent interview that he will return to his role of Otto Octavios in the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home in which he will be teaming up with several other villains to take on the current MCU version of Spider-Man. For The Battles, Uncle Russ joins us for a debate on who wins in an all out battle between Vector, the up and coming villain with both direction & magnitude and Syndrome, the fanboy turned evil by disappointment in his heroic idol. What’ll it be, Despicable Me or Incredibles? Rocket boots or squid launchers? Super villain or master thief? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles In conclusion, Jack and Artie review the most epic finale to Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and channel our excitement for what the future holds for Disney Plus MCU television. Special thanks to Nick, Dad, and Uncle Russ for making this awesome episode possible! You guys are awesome!
This week on the World’s Greatest Comic Podcast, your preteen hosts, Jack and Artie start off with the episode with our guest segment, The Jetpack Launchpad, where we are joined by our good friend Kyle from the Jetpack Comics and Games staff to talk about what’s new at the store, some popular books on the horizon, the many failed Marvel movies of the 80s and 90s, independent creators takes on iconic characters and of course, Invincible. For the news of the week, we discuss the newly announced fourth and final film of the Hotel Transylvania franchise, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania and the special memories we have of the Hotel Transylvania franchise. Will this movie live up to its precursor films and be the worthy closure to the franchise us movie lovers hope for we discuss! We also talk about the new trailer for Space Jam: a New Legacy, a sequel to the classic 90s movie but this time it stars LeBron James, Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, the Flinstones, King Kong the Iron Giant and more characters playing basketball for the fate of the universe. For The Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us for one of or most chaotic fights yet when in one corner we have the leader of the Gremlins, Stripe and in the other corner the alien that crashed in Hawaii, Stitch. Will Stitch save the world and his ohana or will Stripe be able to find more water and wreak havoc across the globe forever? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles Special thanks to Kyle and Uncle Russ for making this spectacular episode possible! Rock on, dudes!
Happy Easter, everybody! This week’s episode of the Geek Gossip podcast kicks off with the second ever Jetpack Launchpad guest segment where your hosts, Jack and Artie are joined by their good friend from the staff of Jetpack Comics & Games, Devin, to talk about what’s been going on at the store, Invincible being adapted into an animated series, the amazing art of Jack “the King” Kirby and the excitement of meeting our favorite comic creators. We also review the new climactic extension onto Legendary’s Monsterverse, Godzilla VS Kong and the new trailer for upcoming animated Star Wars animated series, The Bad Batch, coming to Disney Plus on May Fourth. Our dad also joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin when he teams up with Artie to discuss the short lived Impact Comics, an isolated universe that revived obscure golden age heroes like the Shield, the Fly, the Black Hood and the Jaguar while Jack reviews Defenders of the Earth #1 from Star Comics, Adventure Comics’ Planet of the Apes #13 and The Legend of Kamui #12-13. Special thanks to everyone who made this extraordinary episode possible!
This week on the only comics podcast hosted by actual children rather than child-like adults, your hosts, Jack and Artie review Alien #1 from Marvel Comics, the Invincible animated series, the second episode of Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the trailer for the next extension onto the DCEU, The Suicide Squad, written and directed by the genius who brought you Guardians of the Galaxy volumes 1&2, James Gunn. For The Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us for what may easily be our greatest matchup yet, Batman the Caped Crusader against one of the four stars of the Worlds Greatest Comic Magazine, Mr. Fantastic. Both the Dark Knight and the leader of the Fantastic Four have been able to take down the most powerful villains of the DC and Marvel Universes, but who wins when the two greatest minds in comic book history are pitted against each other, rather than Dr. Doom or the Joker? You decide!!! Vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
This episode of The Geek Gossip is perhaps one of the most special ones of the year when we premiere our new guest segment, the Jetpack Launchpad, in which each week we our joined by a different staff member of Jetpack Comics and Games. To kick things off, we are joined by our good buddy Rich for some of our geekiest gossip yet when we talk about what’s new at Jetpack, what’s flying off the shelves lately, some upcoming books that are destined to be blockbuster hits and we go down a massive rabbit hole about what’s gonna play out when Alien and Predator enter the Marvel universe in some upcoming comics. Jack and Artie also review the latest extension to the MCU, the first episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which set up what phase four is gonna look like while feeling a lot like the classic Captain America movies and introducing new characters into the MCU, like the Flagsmashers and John Walker, the U.S. Agent. In Tales from the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when he reviews Marvel Spotlight on the Dragon Lord, Questprobe #1 and Shade the Changing Man #1 from Spider-Man co creator Steve Ditko while Artie reviews Transformers: Head Masters #1 and Jack reviews Bloodshot #2 and Bloodfire #6 (see the common theme?). Thank you so much to everyone who made this monumental episode possible. Excelsior, true believers!
This week on The Geek Gossip, our news segment is just as much of an adventure as ever when we review the two new installments onto the Spongebob universe, the Sponge on the Run feature film and the Kamp Koral animated series finally released to us fans in the states via Paramount Plus and the epic WandaVision series finale. We’re also joined by our dad, Ryan L. Higgins, for Tales From the Dollar Bin in which he reviews a bunch of foundational issues of the short lived Atlas Comics universe with weird characters like the Grim Ghost, Tiger Man, Wulf the Barbarian, the Destructor and the Tarantula while Jack reviews All New the New Phantom #62 (one hell of a title if you ask me), Judge Dredd: the Early Cases #1 plus Magnus Robot Fighter #23-24, while Artie reviews Iron Man #177, the first appearance of the Flying Tiger (you heard me correctly). Uncle Russ joins us for the battles in which we put two new gladiators into the ring: the Black Panther and the Phantom. Will the Ghost Who Walks fall at the vibranium claws of the 2 Million Year Man or has the King of Wakanda finally met his match? You decide! Vote now by clicking this link: https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
This week on The Geek Gossip, your pals Jack and Artie are joined by the publisher of Alterna Comics himself, Peter Simeti, to interview him about his favorite comics and creators, the story and inspiration behind starting his own publishing company and the distance from then and now over the 15 years Alterna’s been around and the excitement of the community of creators growing to create more comics for everybody. You can order any of Alterna’s books by clicking this link:
https://www.alternaaccess.com
Our dad also joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin in which he reviews Dave Cockrum’s Futurians and Jack gives his input on the first issue of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and for closure, Uncle Russ joins us in The Battles to debate on the outcome on the 501st Clone Trooper Legions adventure on the planet of the Xenomorphs from Alien as we each take on our versions of how we see this crossover going. You yourself can determine the winner of this fight by clicking this link:
https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Thank you so much to Peter Simeti and everyone else who made this awesome episode possible!
This week on the show, our good pal and loyal listener Ryder Mooers guest stars to share his input on the our latest episodes, the excitement of seeing Evan Peters returning to his role as Quicksilver, his prospective on the Star Wars sequels and Mandalorian, movies that make us cry and more. For news, we talk about the latest episode of WandaVision based around the 1995-2005 era of sitcoms that stuck the Maximoff family in costumes of themselves in the comics. We also touch base on the new Dwayne Johnson bio-series titled “Young Rock” and a video Kevin Smith posted of him listening to the music Bear McReary made for Kev’s new show, Masters of the Universe: Revelation. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us when he reviews Justice Inc. and Justice Society of America while Jack reviews Dark Wolf #4 and Camp Candy #2, which starred John Candy as he ran a summer camp. Uncle Russ returns for The Battles when we debate on whether or not Scooby Doo and Mystery Inc. would be able to see behind the curtain with Mysterio, one of the biggest names in Spider-Man’s rogue gallery. Thank you so much everyone who made this extraordinary episode possible. Excelsior!
It’s the podcasts birthday, and in celebration of this very special event, we have a very special episode planned for you this week, which starts out with discussing the excitement (and confusion) brought to viewers everywhere in WandaVision episode five with the Family Ties vibe and a familiar face from comic movies past arriving in the West View universe. In other MCU news, we also touch base on the new series “Wakanda” Ryan Coogler teased about all the characters in the Black Panther universe, with the exception of the man himself because Marvel Studios said that they’re doing the right thing and not recasting Chadwick Boseman. Where will the future take the Black Panther franchise? Will perhaps Shuri take on the mantle of the Black Panther? We discuss! In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us for one of our best Dollar Bin compilations ever where we all have some great adventures to review. Dad reviews comics like Night Force and a Wonder Woman issue both involving satan worshippers and Nova #5, which guest starred comic creators Marv Wolfman and Sal Buscema as they ran from a giant robot that Nova sure geeked out on nicknaming. Jack represents Valiant a little more this week when he reviews Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 and also looks back on his time on the forest moon of Endor in the first five issues of Ewoks from Star Comics, while Artie an issue of Shadowhawk where he fights the Savage Dragon. For some one year anniversary bonus content, Jack and Artie debate on several debatable geek topics such as what the best non-Disney animated movie is, who’s cooler between Iron Man and Captain America and more, all of which we’ve wanted to talk about on the show before but never had the chance to, so you can see this as our excuse to create arguments for your entertainment.
This episode of the Geek Gossip podcast has a news theme unlike any prior: collectibles, which we kick off with discussing the new Hasbro Transformers: Generations Collaborative series action figures from Hasbro Pulse with features newly created Cybertronians combined with other franchises such as Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Top Gun and the soon to be released X-Men based Autobot who turns into the super team’s jet, the Blackbird. We also discuss Transformers: Generations Collaborative that we want them to make in the future. We also touch base on the new Superman Pop! Vinyl Comic Covers (first in the series) inspired off of one of the most iconic comic covers of all time, Action Comics #1, along with the new Star Wars action figures Hasbro released for Fan First Friday from toy lines like the Black Series and the Vintage Collection. Our dad also joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin when he looks back on the awesome adventures he experienced in DC First Issue Special #1, the introduction of Jack Kirby’s Atlas and some reprints of Jim Steranko’s notable works in Nick Fury: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. while Jack reviews the epic four story reprint anthology known as Spider-Man Megazine #5. Excelsior, True Believers, and stay geeky!
Boy oh boy do we have a good show for you for you this week! Good news, good Dollar Bin, good Battles, this might just be one of our best episodes yet! We kick off the show with reviewing the first few episodes of the new second season to Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous and discuss how these episodes bring a new, unseen, more natural side to the Jurassic universe, kind of like the book The Hatchet but with dinosaurs. If this monster-hype wasn’t enough, we got more news involving two bigger, scarier, and more dangerous monsters, Godzilla and King Kong. The trailer to the long-awaited expansion of the Legendary Monster-verse shows an epic battle between these two kings of monsters, to an EPIC rap soundtrack. Why has Godzilla gone evil all of the sudden? Who will win this Super Bowl of monsters? Could this perhaps introduce the mecha-kaiju to the Monsterverse? We discuss! In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review Nova #4 and Marvel Two-in-One #97, Artie reviews Shadowhawk #1, and Jack reviews the first ever Valiant book to ever make it on to The Geek Gossip, Armorines #2. Uncle Russ joins us in The Battles where we keep this monster theme going when we pin the Frankenstein of dinosaurs, the Indominous Rex, against the eighth wonder of the world, King Kong. Has Kong finally met a dinosaur he can’t defeat or is he just another prey for Indo to mercilessly kill for sport? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link:
https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did making it and have a great rest of your week!
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! This week Jack and Artie kick off the episode by reviewing the first two episodes of WandaVision, the first MCU extension we’ve had since July of 2019. We discuss what we think the whole sitcom universe is about and what’s actually going on. Is it all inside Wanda’s head? If so, why would a Sokovian have all that sitcom knowledge? Also, what’s with all the S.W.O.R.D. Easter Eggs? Could this be where they bring in mutants? We speculate on where we think WandaVision will go, how it’s gonna tie back to the future MCU Phase Four projects, how is it happening and is it really happening? We also discuss the new podcast by the Geek Gossip Studios, Cryptozoolocast, a podcast dedicated to all things related to Bigfoot, Yeti, Mothman, the Loch Ness monster and all their buddies, now available on your preferred listening platform. We also review the announcement of the new Mortal Kombat movie, coming to theaters and HBO Max April 16th. Our dad also joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin, which is just a blast as always when we review all these awesome comics that we get with more Bangs! (and “Pows!” and “Bams!”) for our buck.
On this week’s episode of The Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie start out by reviewing the new Star Wars multimedia mega story, The High Republic. Set in an all new era around 200 years before Phantom Menace, the new universe is focused on the golden age of the Jedi Order, with new characters like Burryaga and Avar Kriss. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, Dad joins us as we review dollar comics like Axe Cop and the American Choppers, Marvel Fanfare, Doctor Fate, Freedom Force, and Marvel’s Alf comics from the 1980s. For this week’s battle, Uncle Russ joins us to discuss the epic cross universe showdown between man and monster, Conan the Barbarian VS the Rancor. Will Conan the Barbarian fall as easy as all the other Rancor victims, or has the Rancor finally met his match? You decide! Cast your vote now by clicking this link:
https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
On this week’s episode of the Geek Gossip, your very geeky hosts Jack and Artie kick off their 80th episode by reviewing the first episode of Cobra Kai’s new third season and their new Roblox games, Xtreme Boss Battles and Wizards VS Robots. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, Ryan L. Higgins joins us to review Mystery in Space #115, Marvel Premier #29-30 (Liberty Legion) and DC Comics presents #17 (Superman and Firestorm) and #24 (Superman and Deadman). This was our first amazing episode of 2021, and we hope all our future ones will be just as great, if not, better. Here’s the Links to the Roblox games. Xtreme Boss Battles: https://web.roblox.com/games/6109697120/Xtreme-Boss-Battles?refPageId=1a33f7f1-d286-4820-8756-2e00bcc3ab5b Wizards vs Robots: https://web.roblox.com/games/6169084371/Wizards-vs-Robots?refPageId=1a33f7f1-d286-4820-8756-2e00bcc3ab5b
On this week’s episode of the Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie kick off the last episode of 2020 with a review of the new Pixar movie, Soul, and then move on to break down the promo video Nintendo released of the new theme park, Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan. We also discuss the new Daft Punk album, the complete edition of the electronic duo’s original motion picture score for TRON Legacy. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, we review something a little newer than most dollar bin reads but is definitely dollar bin related. That something is King Size Conan #1, an anthology issue that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Conan the Barbarian being published by Marvel. It features stories by Roy Thomas, Chris Claremont, Kevin Eastman and more. To wrap up this episode, we take our picks on what some of the best movies and TV shows of the year were. We also recall that 2020 was the year we started our podcast and we discuss how we got started, the major milestones we hit, and the amazing people that got us there. We would like to thank everyone who’s supported our podcast over the past year, and if it wasn’t for you we wouldn’t be where we are now. Three cheers to 2021! Dilly dilly! Also, we interview Baby Yoda.
Happy Holidays! Whatever you celebrate, we’re here to celebrate it with you in this very special Geek Gossip Holiday special! Two of Jack and Artie’s good friends, Joe and Stefan Vanasco return to do fun holiday celebrations with Jack and Artie.
On this week’s episode of the Geek Gossip, Jack and Artie start out by looking back on the Mandalorian season finale, which brought all sorts of awesome things to our conversation such as the Dark Troopers, the return of Luke Skywalker and the brave exploit by Mando and friends to rescue Grogu, or as we know him, Baby Yoda. We also take some time to commemorate Jeremy Bulloch, the original Boba Fett actor, who became one with the force recently. He played Boba Fett long before he was in Mandalorian, and the character wouldn’t be where he is now if it wasn’t for Jeremy Bulloch. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, Dad joins us to review an issue T.H.U.N.D.E.R Agents from 1967 along with a couple issues of Marvel Premier, which introduced crazy characters like Torpedo and Man-Wolf. For the Battles, Uncle Russ joins us to debate on an epic showdown between Homer Simpson and Patrick Star, along with some notes from a loyal listener and friend to Jack and Artie provided on why he thinks Homer would beat Patrick.
On this week’s episode of the Geek Gossip, we have some awesome news to discuss. First, we talk about the new trailers for the Marvel Disney Plus shows including What If?, Loki, Wanda-Vision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier & Ms. Marvel. We closely discuss each of these trailers and speculate on the possibilities of what could happen in these shows. If all this awesome Marvel news wasn’t enough, A bunch of info on new Star Wars projects was announced earlier this week, such as a movie called Rogue Squadron, a Rogue One spinoff series titled Andor, the return of Hayden Christensen in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, and much more things that I can’t list in this description because you’d probably be sitting here for a while. Also, our dad Ryan L. Higgins joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin.
For the first Geek Gossip episode of December, we kick off with some exciting news on Oscar Isaac, Poe Dameron himself, playing the role of Solid Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie, based on the legendary video game published by Konami. We also talk about topics such as Mandalorian Chapter 14, the Roblox event for Ready Player Two, and our new podcast, Pixar: Film For Film. Our Dad also joins us for Tales From the Dollar Bin.
This week, we start out our episode by reflecting on the events of the most recent Mandalorian chapter, which featured many exciting things such as the return of fan favorite character Ashoka Tano and the first time we hear Baby Yoda’s true name, Grogu. We also cover the recent announcement of a Gremlins 3, which will be written by Chris Columbus and will supposedly feature the Gremlins as puppets rather than CGI creatures. On that note, we also discuss the script in development for a Goonies sequel, written by none other than the real Adam F. Goldberg himself. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad, Ryan L. Higgins joins us to discuss our adventure in the dollar room at Stairway to Heaven Comics during a Black Friday sale and the treasures we brought home. In Luke Likes, our 8 year old cousin Luke returns to the Geek Gossip to share his opinions on Mandalorian season 2 so far. In the Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to discuss who we think would win in a fight featuring Jedi of the 501st Anakin Skywalker & Ashoka Tano against the Champions of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario & Luigi. After we each finish analyzing our versions of the fight, Uncle Russ leads us in a tribute to David Prowse, the legendary actor who played Darth Vader, who just recently became one with the force. In conclusion to this amazing episode, we play the Imperial March as our outro song for commemoration of David Prowse. Rest In Peace Darth Vader.
This week on The Geek Gossip, comic creator Rob Feldman joins us to discuss who his biggest influences are, the best cartoons from the 70s & 80s, the comic creating process and the upcoming animated series featuring the mis-adventures of his character, Cyko KO. In Tales From the Dollar Bin, Dad & Jack review Street Fighter Unlimited #2, Rom #15, Shogun Warriors #3, Arak: Son of Thunder #1, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe #2 and last but not least, Gun Fury #1. Also, Jack and Artie discuss the recent announcement of Star-Lord being in Thor: Love & Thunder. We also review the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special and talk about the new licensed Star Wars expansion to Minecraft, including the original trilogy and The Mandalorian. Thank You so much to Rob Feldman and everyone else who made this episode possible. Stay Cykotic!
For our first episode with actual microphones, we do our first actual interview! Kevin Eastman, the co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles himself, joins us to discuss topics such as The Last Ronin, King-Size Conan #1, and his history with Ralph DiBernardo’s, the owner of Jetpack Comics & Games. Afterwards, our dad, Ryan L Higgins, joins us for Tales from the Dollar Bin in which he talks about how Dad got into the Turtles back in the late 80s & early 90s and how it was the first indie comic that evolved into a huge global phenomenon. For the Battles, Uncle Russ joins us to discuss who we think wins in an epic duel between the Last Ronin himself and everyone’s 2nd favorite Star Wars bounty hunter (next to Boba Fett of course) the Mandalorion. You yourself can actually decide who wins this showdown by clicking this link- https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battles
Thank you so much Kevin Eastman and everyone else who made this most excellent episode possible!